Coll 29/112 'Tehran Consulate: appointment of Consul' [‎29r] (58/69)

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Copy oi' letter No.l/l-5/45 dated the 6th November 1945, * ^
from the Additional Gounaellor, British Smbassy, Tehran to : j2?y
P*N.Krighnaswamy, Saqr*, Under Secretary (Finance), External Affairs
De^rtoient, ^vernnient of India, New Delm* \
Subject:- OF INDIA TREASURY AT TEHRAN. ^
There is a Government of India treasury at Tehran and
hs !ajesty f s Consul is the treasury officer. The accounts works •
relating to India has increased witn the appointoient of G-oveniment of
India sfeit. Bet ore tnis expansion the work entailed was comparatively
small, as only pay and pensions of Sowars and political, military and
I.S.T.D. pensioners were drajm from the Treasury. Now tne pay and
allowances of the udditipnal Counsellor, tne v/hole staff of tne Attache
tor Inuian At fairs and miscellaneous payments are drawn from the
Treasury. A note on the work which is being undertaken is enclosed.
It is liKely, m view of exchange control, wiiich has been enforced
in tins country, idle Indian G-overnirtent Trade Comissioner and his staff
may also at a later date, wish to draw their pay and allowances from
the Treasury. r
r* ^ auuuuni-a wor/. at me renran treasury is likely to
increase still turther, dis ■ r ai esty| s Consul is of the^pinion that
the cnarge oi the xovsmment of India Treasury should He*' **mnsferred
Ir 2 m . J* 1 ? fPnsulate to the office of the Attache for Indian Affairs,
and chat ^ the Atta che f or Indian Affairs should be appointed Treasury
U nniH e £ in P lace His ]ajesty*s Consul. The proposed arrangement
would be more suitable as tne Attache for Indian Affairs will always
be an officer from tne Dovemment of India with knowledge and *
experience of the Indian accpunts work, and will be in a better
position to cake responsibility for the accounts work relating to
India. His lajesty 1 s Consul, who holds the charge of the Treasury, is
thfrto of service and if not convert t^lth
tie Inainn accounts sysueni and, in view of the fact that accounts 'ork
has increased, he feels reluctant to continue to take responsibility
accounts work relating to the 3-ovemment of India" and to contini
to hold charge oi the Treasury. -oaomi
. u x T L* 38 ! 8 discussed this question with His Majesty's Consul
L?? d , A _ ttach ? I° r Indian Affairs (Major G.A.Naqvi
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( Mr. .i.u. jucjji-ux, / ana eutacne ior inaian Affairs (T'aior 0 A Heovi>
and entirely agree, that the charge of the treasury should be q
transieired from His Majesty’s Consul to Attache for Indian Affairs
The latter agrees to taxe tne responsibility and can cope with the worx
in n In Ca3e " go r ver ’ ^ ere is iurtLr incased
m tne v/orx, io woula be necessan r to consider the Question of thp
liaiS ° f ^ AcC0Untent t0 .^ e office of tl^ Alta^e for Indian
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Details of work conne cted with govern ment of India accounts.
... i aj, ration allowance oi 7 orderlies. Correspondence rasurdin'T
ftieir family remittances. Arrangements about their clothLg.^ S
?? miliwT 3 * Paycients » ar month - 1 Political, about 15 I.E.T.D. and
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^ Heiunda to bank of amounts drawn by provincial consulateq ni+har
s ai round-figure advances or to pay pensions. consulates aitner
, x 03 - Pay oi Lt.Col. 'Jastrell and Lt.Col Ate. Ullah.
ohrd* Pay and running expenses of a. I.A.’a establishment.
5 all O' ,,ja nce. Counberpropaganda Directorate allowance. Mis-
o v..llaneous payments (e.g. advance to Dr.Daweja, visiting entomologist «
P^^ent for wheat - annual giant to P.R.B. etc!) g en uomoio^ist
7. Occasional credits for telegrams re. visas.
5. Preparation of monthly cash account and form 'S’.
9 V Preparation of budget, supplementary estimates, statement of
savings and excesses and explanation of variations.
iO. A certain amount of correspondence on accounts and quite a lot of
filing,